Kirkpatrick Durham

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Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkcudbrightshire
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The parish kirk, Kirkpatrick Durham
Location
Location: 55°-0’32"N, 3°54’5"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Dumfries and Galloway

Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, sitting six miles north of Castle Douglas. The village was developed in the late 18th century as a handloom weaving centre, within the existing parish of the same name. The present church was built in 1850 by Dumfries-based architect Walter Newall.[1] The parish extends north of the village to the border with Dumfriesshire and to over 18,000 acres.

House in Kirkpatrick Durham

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References

  1. Colvin, Howard, (1978) A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840, John Murray, pp.697-699